From Old English 'twist' (double-stranded rope), from PIE *dwis- (twice) — related to twin, twine, two, and twice.
To form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape by turning.
From Old English 'twist' meaning 'a rope made of two strands,' from Proto-Germanic *twis- (double, two-fold), from PIE *dwis- (twice, double). A twist was originally something made of two — a double strand wound together. Key roots: *dwis- (PIE: "twice, double").